Disqus - Latest Comments for nitchblog

Re: An Update About My Role at BetaKit

Andrew Lane — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:58:47 -0000

Leave it to you to get an endorsement and a link to your personal blog from Marketing Magazine in a "bad news" story. Hope you enjoy some downtown before startups, PR firms and headhunters break down your door ;)

Re: The iPhone 4 is finally here – but is it really worth the hype?

Andrew Lane — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:23:57 -0000

This is why I need to hire an editor for my blog - good call, Dan!

Re: The iPhone 4 is finally here – but is it really worth the hype?

Andrew Lane — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:46:39 -0000

Definitely saw the response but that just proves that the products are competitive - something that couldn't be said about previous versions of the iPhone!

Re: Facebook may be “Big Brother”, but I’m not too scared

Andrew Lane — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:05:21 -0000

I agree with you J.R. that this is an inconvenience and Facebook takes an
all-or-none approach to displaying your activity. They seem to want users
to be highly social or not at all as more advanced customization used to
exist in this area before more recent privacy updates.

Re: (Aw)esome

Andrew Lane — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:14:12 -0000

Oh I agree with you that most girls I date don't like me that much! I just wouldn't want some poor guy to read this and think he had all the answers and then get chewed out for holding a door for a girl. I have...

Re: (Aw)esome

Andrew Lane — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:06:38 -0000

I'd just like to ask that you put a disclaimer on this post noting this is what YOU like. I've personally gotten a ton of shit from a variety of girls for doing many of these things (except the coffee in bed - that's probably bullet-proof). All girls want to know that you care. They just want that presented in wildly different ways. And those that don't blog, will never tell you until you've completely f'ed things up.
All that said, great post!

Re: A fond farewell to Onedegree.ca

Andrew Lane — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:49:10 -0000

Don't you think that with fb/twitter/linkedin that there's enough of the web heading towards the lifestream model? Keeping a blog, as you suggest, to aggregate your voice in a traditional blog format will soon become a differentiator for your message. I mean, it's not like there's anything wrong with the blogging format, it's just not the latest fad anymore and therefore, not perceived to be as cool as it once was.

Re: Introducing nitchCraft: Exploring how entrepreneurs connect with niche audiences through media and content

Andrew Lane — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:19:17 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Susan - glad you like the title! There'll be a new nitchCraft post every second Tuesday so be sure to check back :-)

Re: You’ve come a looooong way, Pacman

Andrew Lane — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:46:06 -0000

Thanks, Susan! Feel free to comment anytime :)

Re: nitchCraft has a beer on the couch with the boys from “The Hockey Card Show”

Andrew Lane — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:28:08 -0000

Thanks for the comment Adam. It's a great sign to niche content creators everywhere that a brand like Molson recognizes that value in authentic content like Justin and Darrin are creating for their audience.
Hope we'll see more of Molson on the Hockey Card Show in the future!

Re: The Spoke Theory: To drive an audience, every marketing wheel needs a “hub”

Andrew Lane — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:28:28 -0000

I certainly agree that there's no perfect way to bring people from offline to online but this is where the idea of the value in short, memorable URLs come into play. With so many sites on the internet (and so many domain squatters) getting a short, memorable, relevant URL is just another challenge to holding consumer attention and bringing offline engagement online. The combination of a short URL and a memorable ad with the brand name prominently displayed is likely your best shot at retention, but seeing as how you don't even remember what the ad was for, it was likely something that wasn't speaking to you in the first place.

Of course, there's also the argument that billboards next to highways aren't the most effective media - as you pointed out, some of your concentration would've hopefully been focused on the actual act of driving!

Thanks for the comment!

Re: Social networking and scoring a ‘date’ in the world of digital business

Andrew Lane — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:41:55 -0000

Thanks for these additional notes - all really valid stuff. Also, nice point with gravatar (it serves me well). For anyone interested, you can find it here: http://en.gravatar.com/

Re: Social networking and scoring a ‘date’ in the world of digital business

Andrew Lane — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:51:47 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Alex! And great point, I rarely choose to network with boats :)